Legal Opinion

Indiana & Michigan Electric Co. v. Pounds

Indiana Court of Appeals

Decided September 15, 1981No. 1-1180A323PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CHIPMAN, Presiding Judge.

Indiana & Michigan Electric Company (I & M) is appealing an adverse judgment for damages awarded in a Dubois Circuit Court jury trial. Leon and Juanita Pounds received $40,000 plus interest for their six acres of rural property in an eminent domain action. I & M contends it did not receive a fair hearing because the trial court arbitrarily frustrated its attempts to discover and present evidence on the fair market value of the property.

We agree and find the judgment should be reversed and a new trial ordered.

Our finding rests largely on the trial court’s manner of…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Reid v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1978
  2. Bridges v. City of RichardsonTexas Supreme Court · 1962
  3. Burrus v. SilhavyIndiana Court of Appeals · 1973
  4. Irwin v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1942
  5. People v. AdamsCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1976

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Orr v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 1984
  2. Beta Alpha Shelter of Delta Tau Delta Fraternity, Inc. v. StrainIndiana Court of Appeals · 1983
  3. Holman v. HolmanIndiana Court of Appeals · 1985
  4. Albright v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 1986
  5. Indiana & Michigan Electric Co. v. PoundsIndiana Court of Appeals · 1981

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